UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - April 2000 and Comparison
Quantities are gross unloading weights reported by United States tuna packers for the
period shown. United States tuna packers include three companies operating six
canneries located in American Samoa, California, and Puerto Rico. The Yellowfin tuna
category may include receipts of Bigeye, Bluefin, and Longtail tuna. Quantities are
reported in short tons and may not agree due to rounding.
TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
1995 - 1999
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 2,992 35,088 12,902 50,982
IMPORT 34,676 26,663 14,691 76,030
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sum 37,668 61,751 27,593 127,012
1999 DOMESTIC 5,504 39,817 11,410 56,731
IMPORT 39,006 29,623 13,443 82,072
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sum 44,510 69,440 24,853 138,803
2000 DOMESTIC 2,608 29,385 10,487 42,480
IMPORT 42,769 26,079 8,385 77,233
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sum 45,377 55,464 18,872 119,713
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
AREA 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL - 2 - - - - - 2
E PAC 4,369 4 3,876 5,026 1,232 1,911 9,477 6,941
W PAC 1,134 2,602 35,941 24,359 10,178 8,576 47,253 35,537
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 5,503 2,608 39,817 29,385 11,410 10,487 56,730 42,480
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
AREA 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL 2,845 4,452 - - - - 2,845 4,452
W ATL 5,167 5,201 203 51 5 26 5,375 5,278
E PAC 20 385 11,656 15,642 4,331 5,663 16,007 21,690
W PAC 22,314 24,704 17,765 9,214 9,108 2,696 49,187 36,614
IND 8,660 8,027 - 1,172 - - 8,660 9,199
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 39,006 42,769 29,624 26,079 13,444 8,385 82,074 77,233
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CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
TYPE 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND 44,077 43,772 55,858 36,558 20,562 12,233 120,497 92,563
G+G - 1,081 - - 229 397 229 1,478
DRESSED - 524 - - - - - 524
LOIN 432 - 13,582 18,906 4,063 6,242 18,077 25,148
HDLS - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 44,509 45,377 69,440 55,464 24,854 18,872 138,803 119,713
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 45,049 45,627 86,419 79,097 29,957 26,718 161,425 151,442
Conversion to round weight uses factors of 1.11 for gilled and gutted;
1.25 for dressed; 1.3 for headless; and 2.25 for loins.
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Updated September 13, 2000
Contact: Chris Fanning
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